Tokyo Imperial Palace
The Imperial Palace is the main residence of the Emperor of Japan. It is a large park-like area located in the Chiyoda district of the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo and contains several buildings including the Fukiage Palace where the Emperor has his living quarters…Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Fg2, Public domain.
Notable Places in the Area
National Diet Library
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
The National Diet Library is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. National Diet Library is situated 1 km southwest of Tokyo Imperial Palace.
Edo Castle
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Edo Castle is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan in Edo, Toshima District, Musashi Province. Edo Castle is situated 600 metres northeast of Tokyo Imperial Palace.
Site of Ōoku
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The Ōoku was historically the women's quarters of Edo Castle, the section where the women connected to the reigning shōgun resided. Site of Ōoku is situated 570 metres northeast of Tokyo Imperial Palace.
Localities in the Area
Ichibanchō
Ichibanchō, part of the Bancho area, is an upscale residential district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.Sanbanchō
Photo: 663highland, CC BY 2.5.
Part of the Banchō area, Sanbanchō is an upscale, mostly residential district of Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.
Tokyo Imperial Palace
- Type: Castle
- Description: main residence of the Emperor of Japan
- Categories: royal palace, residential area, historic site, tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Chiyoda, Tokyo, Tokyo, Kanto, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
35.68386° or 35° 41' 2" northLongitude
139.75083° or 139° 45' 3" eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open Location Code
8Q7XMQM2+G8OpenStreetMap ID
way 534754971OpenStreetMap Feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap Feature
landuse=residentialGeoNames ID
10964891Wikidata ID
Q500681Tokyo Imperial Palace Satellite Map
© OpenStreetMap, Mapbox and Maxar
Also Known As
- Arabic: القصر الإمبرطوري في طوكيو
- Arabic: قصر الإمبراطور
- Arabic: قصر طوكيو الإمبراطوري
- Azerbaijani: Tokio İmperator sarayı
- Basque: Kōkyo
- Basque: Tokioko Jauregi Inperiala
- Belarusian: Імператарскі палац Токіа
- Belarusian: Такійскі Імпэратарскі палац
- Catalan: Kōkyo
- Catalan: Palau Imperial de Tòquio
- Chinese: Hông-ku
- Chinese: 东京皇居
- Chinese: 宮城
- Chinese: 日本皇居
- Chinese: 東京城
- Chinese: 東京皇宮
- Chinese: 皇城
- Chinese: 皇居
- Chinese: 皇居外苑
- Croatian: Carska palača u Tokiju
- Czech: Japonský císařský palác
- Czech: Kókjo
- Danish: Kejserlige Palads i Tokyo
- Dutch: Japans keizerlijk paleis
- Dutch: Keizerlijk Paleis
- Dutch: Kokyo
- Egyptian Arabic: قصر طوكيو الامبراطورى
- English: Imperial Palace, Tokyo
- English: Imperial Palace
- English: Kōkyo
- English: The Imperial Palace
- Esperanto: Kokjo
- Esperanto: Tokia Imperiestra Palaco
- Finnish: Japanin keisarillinen palatsi
- Finnish: Kokyo
- Finnish: Kōkyo
- French: Kokyo
- French: Palais impérial
- French: Palais impérial de Tokyo
- French: palais impérial de Tokyo
- German: Kaiserlicher Palast Tokio
- German: Kaiserpalast Tokio
- German: Kaiserpalast Tokyo
- German: Kaiserpalast von Tokio
- German: Kaiserpalast von Tokyo
- German: Kokyo
- German: Kyujo
- German: Kyūjō
- German: Kōjō
- German: Kōkyo
- German: Tokei-jo
- German: Tōkei-jō
- Greek: Αυτοκρατορικό Παλάτι του Τόκιο
- Hebrew: ארמון הקיסרי
- Hebrew: ארמון קוקיו
- Hebrew: הארמון הקיסרי
- Hebrew: הארמון הקיסרי של טוקיו
- Indonesian: Istana Kekaisaran Tokyo
- Irish: Pálás Impiriúil, Tóiceo
- Italian: Kōkyo
- Italian: Palazzo Imperiale
- Italian: palazzo imperiale di Tokyo
- Japanese: こうきょ
- Japanese: 宮城
- Japanese: 東京城
- Japanese: 皇城
- Japanese: 皇宮
- Japanese: 皇居
- Korean: 고쿄
- Korean: 황거
- Latin: Palatium Imperiale Tokiense
- Lithuanian: Tokijo imperatoriškieji rūmai
- Malay: Istana Maharaja Tokyo
- Min Nan Chinese: Hông-ku
- Minangkabau: Istano Kakaisaran Tokyo
- Mongolian: Токиогийн хааны ордон
- Norwegian: Keiserpalasset i Tokyo
- Norwegian Bokmål: Keiserpalasset i Tokyo
- Persian: کاخ امپراتوری توکیو
- Persian: کاخ امپراتوری ژاپن
- Polish: Cesarski kompleks pałacowy w Tokio
- Polish: Pałac Cesarski w Tokio
- Portuguese: Kokyo
- Portuguese: Kōkyo
- Portuguese: Palácio Imperial Japonês
- Portuguese: Palácio Imperial de Tóquio
- Portuguese: Palácio Imperial do Japão
- Russian: Императорский дворец
- Russian: Императорский дворец Токио
- Russian: Императорский дворец в Токио
- Slovenian: Tokijska cesarska palača
- Slovenian: tokijska cesarska palača
- Spanish: Kokyo
- Spanish: Kōkyo
- Spanish: Palacio Imperial de Japon
- Spanish: Palacio Imperial de Japón
- Spanish: Palacio Imperial de Tokio
- Spanish: Palacio imperial
- Spanish: Palacio imperial de Tokyo
- Sundanese: Kokyo
- Swedish: Kejsarpalatset i Tokyo
- Tatar: Токиодагы император сарае
- Thai: Tokyo Imperial Palace
- Thai: พระราชวังหลวงโตเกียว
- Thai: พระราชวังอิมพีเรียล
- Thai: พระราชวังโตเกียว
- Turkish: Tokyo İmparatorluk Sarayı
- Ukrainian: Резиденція Імператора Японії
- Ukrainian: Токійський Імператорський палац
- Ukrainian: Токійський палац
- Urdu: جاپانی شاہی محل
- Vietnamese: Hoàng cung Tokyo
- Wu Chinese: 东京皇居
- Yue Chinese: 皇居
- Palazzo imperiale di Tokyo
- Tokion keisarillinen palatsi
In the Area
Localities
- ChiyodaNeighbourhood
- HanzomonNeighbourhood
- Kojimachi 1-chomeNeighbourhood
- Kokyo-GaienNeighbourhood
- Kitanomaru-KoenNeighbourhood
- Kasumigaseki 2-chomeNeighbourhood
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